From uncertainty to decisions founders can act on

How LifeGateWay used a practical decision-making workshop to kickstart its Women in Action programme and equip 18 female founders with a method they could use in their businesses.

Client: LifeGateWay, Women in Action

Participants: 18 founders

Format: Decision Making Sprint

Duration: 2 hours

Purpose: Programme kick-off

The challenge

The first day of a founder programme needs to do two things at once: create connections between participants and give them something useful to take into their entrepreneurial journey.

LifeGateWay needed an engaging session that could bring 18 founders together while helping them tackle one of the challenges they face every day: making decisions quickly and moving forward with clarity.

What we did

NTBY designed a 2-hour Decision Making Sprint around real challenges brought by the participants.

1. Identify. Participants defined the problem behind the decision they were facing.
2. Explore. They generated and evaluated possible solutions using a structured approach.
3. Decide. They prioritised the most relevant direction.
4. Act. They turned the decision into concrete next steps.

Along the way, the format created opportunities for participants to exchange perspectives, work together and get to know each other from the start of the programme.

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The result

18 founders experienced a practical decision-making method by applying it to a real challenge.

They left with:

• A repeatable method for approaching difficult decisions.
• A clearer understanding of how to move from problem to action.
• A concrete plan for a decision they were facing.
• New connections with the other founders in the programme. </aside>

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